Artist Statement – Selma Daniel
I am a dancer, performing artist, choreographer and dance educator. I
create socially engaging dance for screen, stage and the public
space. I use the body, visual imagery and props to create thought
provoking and visually stimulating dance experiences. My work is
dynamic and highly visually driven, often exploring topics of identity,
gender,
feminism, culture,
equality and
site-specific
public
space. Having been trained in contemporary dance as well as a variety
of other specific dances and traditional dance forms, I often incorporate
different dance styles, building a new and approachable visceral
movement language. My work emphasizes liveliness, authenticity and
softness and aims to allow the audience to have an experience to feel,
rather than to sit and watch. I create dance theater, site-specific
performances, dance films and I am interested in create dance to
young audience, I am passionate about dance and its ability to
empower people, communities and societies. I am passionate about
bringing dance into the public, exposing new audiences, interacting
and
creating
community
in
an
immediate
and
experiential
way. I create art because I just have to create. Images of Ireland and
everyday life flood my mind. Like every artist, my goal is to make good
art. What is good art? For me good art is something tangible in form of a
performance, a painting, a piece of writing etc. But it is also something
intangible, this intangibility of art is the connection with people, with a
community, with a society. It means a working process that investigates,
that critically examines our mode of existence. A process which asks
questions and sometimes has answers, but through all of that, a process
which inspires and builds confidence and trust in people and
communities. I am passionate about making art that empowers, that
awakens creativity and builds a safe space for people to explore their
creative voice and human potential. An honest process that connects
